canyon mouse vs Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Peromyscus crinitus compared with Cardiocranius paradoxus

Key Differences

• canyon mouse is Least Concern while Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	canyon mouse	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Peromyscus	Cardiocranius
Species	Peromyscus crinitus	Cardiocranius paradoxus

Evolutionary Relationship

canyon mouse and Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

canyon mouse

LC — Least Concern

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	canyon mouse	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

canyon mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

canyon mouse

The canyon mouse (Peromyscus crinitus) is a species in the genus Peromyscus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.